German minister, World Bank Vice President for Western and Central Africa to visit Burkina Faso, Benin

04 march 2024 - 11:31:59
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Svenja Schulze and World Bank Vice President [...] Full text...

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World Bank to provide $300 million to Ghana to strengthen macroeconomic stability, support resilient economic growth

24 january 2024 - 07:37:54
Washington, United States (PANA) - The World Bank on Tuesday approved a $300 million Development Policy Operation for Ghana. The First [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group welcomes debt restructuring deal for Ghana

18 january 2024 - 18:03:28
Washington, United States (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday welcomed the agreement in principle on the key parameters [...] Full text...

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CAF African Schools Football Championship COSAFA Qualifiers: South Africa win boys, girls titles

17 december 2023 - 12:17:13
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - South Africa completed a ‘double’ for the second year in a row as they claimed both [...] Full text...

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COP28: Strengthening partnerships to leverage full potential of development cooperation

03 december 2023 - 17:53:40
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The West Africa Development Bank (BOAD) and the World Bank on Sunday signed a Memorandum of [...] Full text...

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With World Bank support CAR’s new solar park expands access to clean energy

17 november 2023 - 17:35:59
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Central African Republic on Friday launched a 25-megawatt solar park with battery storage in [...] Full text...

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Boosting agriculture and food system resilience is critical for reducing poverty in CAR: World Bank Report

16 november 2023 - 17:48:26
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Reviving agriculture is critical to fostering economic growth and tackling widespread extreme poverty in [...] Full text...

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OCP Group, World Bank join forces to boost food security, agricultural developt in West Africa

11 october 2023 - 14:17:33
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank and the OCP Group on Wednesday announced a game changing partnership to support [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Tinubu dispatches former military and traditional leaders, ECOWAS head to Niamey, urge quick resolution of Niger Republic coup impasse

03 august 2023 - 19:29:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to offer full costs of cancer care and treatment for children in foreign hospitals

05 june 2023 - 19:12:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA)  - The Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Renganaden Padayachy, on Monday announced in his presentation [...] Full text...

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Malian Finance Minister attends Annual Meetings of World Bank, International Monetary Fund

14 april 2023 - 15:24:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Minister of Economy and Finance, Alousséni Sanou, will present his country's economic, financial and budgetary [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group President David Malpass to visit Niger and Togo

28 march 2023 - 17:04:12
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - World Bank Group President David Malpass will make official visits to Niger and Togo from [...] Full text...

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How UNESCO is helping youth, adults return to primary education in Mozambique (A UNESCO Feature)

17 march 2023 - 11:40:42
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - In Mozambique, where over 20 languages are spoken, the language of instruction is Portuguese. However, only [...] Full text...

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Kagame, Moroccan King get CAF President's Outstanding Achievement Award

15 march 2023 - 05:20:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, on Tuesday conferred the CAF President’s Outstanding Achievement Award 2022 on President Paul [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament delegation leaves for PAP committee meetings in South Africa

14 march 2023 - 15:36:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The meetings of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) standing committees Tuesday began with members of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch slams conviction of politician for 'harming Rwanda’s image'

18 january 2023 - 11:50:46
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The conviction of a Rwandan  opposition politician for allegedly tarnishing the country’s image is an example [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari departs for Nouakchott, Mauritania Tuesday for African Conference for Peace award

16 january 2023 - 15:24:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja for Nouakchott, Mauritania, on Tuesday where he is billed to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches 'Zero Interest Medical Loan' scheme for patients in private clinics

21 december 2022 - 09:25:39
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has has launched a “Zero Interest Medical Loan" scheme, which is a tripartite collaboration between [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to position itself as sustainable international financial centre

10 december 2022 - 08:52:59
Balaclava , Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth says Mauritius will develop an Environmental Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) framework [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC: Senegal names final team, including injured Sadio Mané

11 november 2022 - 14:48:12
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Sadio Mané, the star player of the Senegalese national football team, has been included in the [...] Full text...

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International Conference on Digital Economy and Digital Banking opens in Mauritius

31 october 2022 - 17:05:50
Pte-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth on Monday opened a two-day international conference on digital economy [...] Full text...

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DRC: Over 23,000 people displaced by fighting in North Kivu

24 october 2022 - 18:50:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 23,000 people have been displaced by the latest round of violence between the [...] Full text...

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'DR Congo army units aided abusive armed groups,' says Human Rights Watch

19 october 2022 - 05:34:00
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – DR Congo army units backed armed groups implicated in serious abuses in the recent conflict [...] Full text...

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Violence erupts in DR Congo’s west as nearly 30,000 flee clashes

11 october 2022 - 10:00:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said it is alarmed by a surge of deadly [...] Full text...

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Mauritius on path of strong economic recovery - Finance Minister

04 october 2022 - 08:55:28
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister, Renganaden Padayachy, on Monday said that the government [...] Full text...

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Mauritius wants expatriates as settlers

03 october 2022 - 08:41:08
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Renganaden Padayachy, has said that the government [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Cameroon launch fresh partnership to repatriate refugees to Nigerian State

24 august 2022 - 16:31:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Cameroon have launched a fresh partnership for the repatriation of thousands of Internally Displaced Persons [...] Full text...

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Update 1: Voting underway in Kenyan general elections

09 august 2022 - 10:03:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyans queued to vote across most of the 46,210 polling centres countrywide with Presidential candidates amongst [...] Full text...

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World Bank gives Chad, Ghana, Sierra Leone $315 million to prepare against food insecurity

02 august 2022 - 11:52:09
Washington, US (PANA) - Some additional two million people will benefit from a second phase of the West Africa regional [...] Full text...

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Mauritius targets 6-7% economic growth in 2022

12 july 2022 - 13:17:07
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) –The Mauritian Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Renganaden Padayachy, on Monday said that the objective for [...] Full text...

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DRC leader opens pandora box in Eastern Africa - ISS report

23 june 2022 - 14:09:27
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Tensions are spiking once again in the chronically turbulent eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says DR Congo-Rwanda military escalation devastating for civilians

22 june 2022 - 05:54:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday  called for the protection of civilians in the fighting between the Movement [...] Full text...

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One-third of Sudan's population faces acute food insecurity - UN

17 june 2022 - 05:12:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - One-third of Sudan’s population, or 15 million people, are facing acute food insecurity, according to a [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to increase share of electricity supply from local renewable sources

08 june 2022 - 06:57:02
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will introduce a Green Transformation Package to increase the share of electricity supply from local [...] Full text...

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FAO ramps up support to Sudan farmers as starvation threat grows in East Africa

01 june 2022 - 05:24:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is scaling up operations in Sudan, where 10.9 million [...] Full text...

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Aliou Cissé calls up 26 players for Senegal's next two matches in the AFCON 2023 Qualifiers

27 may 2022 - 21:50:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In view of the first two days of the Qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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Over one million African children receive world's first malaria vaccine

25 april 2022 - 10:55:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As World Malaria Day is marked on Monday, the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced [...] Full text...

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DRC, UNHCR concerned about levels of insecurity in the east

20 april 2022 - 11:06:50
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Office of the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the UN [...] Full text...

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Thousands flee into Uganda following clashes in DRC

01 april 2022 - 12:20:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, alongside the Government of Uganda and humanitarian partners, is assisting some 10,000 [...] Full text...

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UN warns of worsening food crisis looming in Sudan

24 march 2022 - 13:07:43
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a strong warning about the “worsening food [...] Full text...

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Qatar 2022 World Cup play-offs: Senegalese coach Cissé calls up 26 players against Egypt

18 march 2022 - 16:48:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Aliou Cisse, the national coach of Senegal, released Friday a list of 26 players for the [...] Full text...

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Access to safe abortion critical for health of women and girls: WHO

15 march 2022 - 19:53:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing new guidelines on abortion care, in a bid to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius looks forward to good economic recovery in 2022 - Finance Minister

25 february 2022 - 07:01:43
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Finance Minister Renganaden Padayachy on Thursday said that with the reopening of borders positively impacting [...] Full text...

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French Development Agency gives Mauritius 2.1 million euros to fight climate change

17 february 2022 - 07:39:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The French Development Agency (FDA) has given Mauritius 2.1 million euros to strengthen its activities against [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Cameroonian captain Vincent Aboubakar emerges top scorer

07 february 2022 - 10:25:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Cameroonian Vincent Aboubakar has emerged as the top scorer of 2021 AFCON in Cameroon with eight [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: President Buhari predicts massive shift from insurgency to peace, stability in Nigeria's Northeast region

02 february 2022 - 14:02:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari pledged on Wednesday in Abuja that Nigerians in the North East region would in the [...] Full text...

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Libya: President, Speaker discuss constitutional process to organise elections in Libya

09 january 2022 - 17:55:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan High Council of State, Khaled Al-Machri, met with the acting Speaker [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Senegal coach coach Aliou Cissé releases final squad

24 december 2021 - 17:26:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese national football team coach Aliou Cissé on Friday releaed the list of 27 players [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Lists of some squads for tournament

24 december 2021 - 16:29:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the squads of some of the countries for the delayed TotalEnergies Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Turkish MPs form friendship committee

19 december 2021 - 17:05:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation of the House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament) agreed with the Turkish National Assembly [...] Full text...

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2017 heroes headline Cameroon 40-man AFCON provisional squad

12 december 2021 - 10:55:52
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon coach António Conceiçao has named a provisional squad for next month's TotalEnergies Africa Cup of [...] Full text...

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Fighting in eastern DR Congo forces 11,000 to flee to Uganda: UNHCR

09 november 2021 - 10:31:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An upsurge of fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has forced at [...] Full text...

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Launch of Quality Essential Health Services Project for Universal Health Coverage in Togo

29 october 2021 - 15:51:22
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - World Bank Vice President for West and Central Africa Ousmane Diagana Thursday launched the Quality Essential [...] Full text...

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Climate Change could further impact Africa’s recovery, push 86 million to migrate by 2050

27 october 2021 - 20:51:32
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank’s new Groundswell Africa reports, released Wednesday ahead of the 26th session of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 274 positive cases

02 september 2021 - 07:48:44
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities on Wednesday reported the detection of 274 infections of COVID-19, including two severe [...] Full text...

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Mauritian international financial system supports over 4 million jobs in Africa - Report

31 august 2021 - 15:17:15
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Economic Development Board of Mauritius launched Monday a major new study that sheds light [...] Full text...

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'Over 2,600 surrendered Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, families in custody'

24 august 2021 - 16:49:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Governor of Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, Prof. Babagana Zulum, on Tuesday said that over 2,600 Boko [...] Full text...

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Buhari to sack non-performing defence, security chiefs over insecurity, says “I’m not ready to exit government as a failure”

19 august 2021 - 19:33:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari rose from his meeting on Thursday with the nation’s defence and security leaders, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda lifts lockdown in Kigali, eight other districts

31 july 2021 - 10:03:08
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan cabinet, at its meeting on Friday, resolved to lift the 15- day lockdown on [...] Full text...

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WB Vice President for West and Central Africa expected in Guinea on Wednesday

06 july 2021 - 09:36:41
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The World Bank vice president for West and Central Africa, Ousmane Diagana, is expected on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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"I’ll fight terrorism to the end, return IDPs back to normal lives", says Buhari

17 june 2021 - 18:30:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, assured citizens of the Federal Government's [...] Full text...

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Sudan, FAO and WFP call for investment in agriculture

14 june 2021 - 17:42:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, along with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari appoints former Foreign Minister Babagana Kingibe as Special Envoy to Chad

31 may 2021 - 20:46:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of former foreign minister and Secretary to the Government of [...] Full text...

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Declare State of Emergency over insecurity in Nigeria, House of Reps asks Buhari

27 april 2021 - 18:27:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal House of Representatives on Tuesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a State of [...] Full text...

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Marc-Vivien Foé Prize 2021: Senegalese Idrissa Gana Guèye and Boulaye Dia among the 11 nominees

07 april 2021 - 17:08:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Two Senegalese are on the list of 11 players selected for the Marc-Vivien Foé Prize, named [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2022 qualifiers: Senegalese coach invites 26 players for Congo, eSwatini matches

17 march 2021 - 20:40:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The coach of the Senegalese ‘’Lions’’, Aliou Cissé, on Wednesday released a list of players called up [...] Full text...

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5,000 Nigerian refugees return from Cameroon

10 march 2021 - 16:05:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There was joy on Wednesday as 5,000 Nigerians who fled to Cameroon due to the Boko [...] Full text...

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Nearly 5,000 people displaced by Nigeria's communal violence arrive in Benin

20 february 2021 - 16:43:00
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Nearly 5,000 people, who have been displaced by Nigeria's communal violence, have arrived at Beninese villages [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank announces its first support for vaccine rollout in Africa

12 february 2021 - 10:26:15
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank approved on Thursday an additional financing of $5 million from the International Development [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Centralised Digital Land bank to boost food security

03 february 2021 - 09:26:45
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Finance, Economic Planning and Development minister, Renganaden Padayachy, on Tuesday said the first phase of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Governor calls for “aggressive collaboration” to defeat Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism

01 february 2021 - 15:04:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has called for “aggressive collaboration” with armed forces in Nigeria's [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WB boosts support to the Sahel for resilient recovery from security and economic crisis

16 december 2020 - 15:55:20
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank has announced approval of three projects to support the economic recovery and improve [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Outrage as Boko Haram kills 43 farmers

29 november 2020 - 20:02:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The horrific killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Government [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Deaths from COVID-19 reach 45 in Rwanda

16 november 2020 - 16:01:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda health officials on Monday announced three more deaths from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, [...] Full text...

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Coach fills gaps in Senegal's Lions squad for AFCON 2021 qualifiers vs Guinea-Bissau

09 november 2020 - 14:10:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Aliou Cissé, coach of Senegal's 'Lions' has released a list of 25 players for the forthcoming [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's former Prosecutor General released from Police custody

03 november 2020 - 15:30:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's former Prosecutor General, Jean Bosco Mutangana, has been released a few days after his  arrest [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's former Prosecutor General arrested over forged documents

28 october 2020 - 19:34:13
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's former Prosecutor General, Jean Bosco Mutangana, has been arrested over forged judicial documents, the Rwanda [...] Full text...

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Nigeria begins review of its National Cyber security Strategy

28 october 2020 - 18:31:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's National Security Adviser (NSA), Retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, on Wednesday said the #EndSARS protesters used [...] Full text...

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Mauritius undergoing economic recession

24 october 2020 - 12:50:08
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PA NA) - Mauritian Finance Minister Renganaden Padayachy Friday said the island’s economy had suffered from the national [...] Full text...

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Mauritius celebrates World Statistics Day

20 october 2020 - 13:43:27
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Reliable statistics have helped the Mauritian Government to follow the evolution of socioeconomic realities locally [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WB confirms sub-Sahara Africa’s economic downturn, outlines path for recovery

08 october 2020 - 09:55:18
Washington, US (PANA) - Driven by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 global pandemic, growth in sub-Saharan Africa is predicted [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt suspends elections amid widespread recalls of legislators

03 october 2020 - 14:43:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwe government has indefinitely suspended elections due to COVID-19 concerns, a move many citizens and [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits kill 12 policemen, 5 soldiers in Nigeria

26 september 2020 - 12:37:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Nigeria’s northeast region and bandits in [...] Full text...

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287 Burundian refugees repatriated this Wednesday from DR Congo

23 september 2020 - 15:45:13
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 287 Burundian refugees were repatriated Wednesday from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where they [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army buries senior officer killed by Boko Haram terrorists

22 september 2020 - 17:42:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Colonel Dahiru Chiroma Bako, Commander of 25 Task Force Brigade, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, who was killed [...] Full text...

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Mauritius' economic downturn to reach 13% in 2020: Finance Minister

16 september 2020 - 07:23:42
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourism and construction are the two most affected sectors in Mauritius because of the COVID-19 pandemic [...] Full text...

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CAF presents women's football strategy to coaches, players

09 september 2020 - 16:26:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday (8 September 2020) held a historic meeting via [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 700 family members of terrorist group surrender to Army troops – Defence Spokesperson

03 september 2020 - 18:34:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday said 700 family members of the Darul Salam Terrorists [...] Full text...

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Madagascar: Rights body condemns killing of 22 inmates

25 august 2020 - 22:14:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International Tuesday condemned Madagascan security forces' recent killing of 22 inmates escaping from Farafangana Prison [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military kills 8 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Kukawa community in Northeast region

20 august 2020 - 16:45:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that it lost three soldiers while eight Boko Haram/Islamic [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: MDC T faction recalls Harare Mayor, five other councillors

20 august 2020 - 16:16:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Secretary General of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) T faction, Douglas Mwonzora, has recalled [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military says its airstrikes destroy Boko Haram terrorists' logistics base, kill "several of their fighters"

12 august 2020 - 19:47:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Armed Forces Wednesday said its Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE had “destroyed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari assures on restoration of security in Northeast, other parts of Nigeria

10 august 2020 - 17:49:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday gave strong assurances that security will be restored to Borno State, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari laments worsening security situation, plans rejig of nation's security apparatus

04 august 2020 - 16:47:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The meeting of Nigeria’s National Security Council ended with National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana [...] Full text...

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Mauritius receives 300 million-euro loan from French Development Agency

30 july 2020 - 08:16:55
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -Mauritius has received a loan of 300 million euros from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) to help [...] Full text...

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Mauritius wants to get out of EU tax haven blacklist

23 july 2020 - 13:33:29
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade minister, Mr Nandcoomar Bodha, on Thursday said [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN, Borno State Governor express horror over killing of five aid workers by Boko Haram terrorists

23 july 2020 - 12:28:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations  Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, has condemned the killing of five [...] Full text...

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World Bank realigns Africa Region into two Vice Presidencies for greater focus on country progress

01 july 2020 - 07:35:29
Washington, US (PANA) - As a sign of its strong commitment to Africa, the World Bank’s Sub-Saharan Africa Regional portfolio [...] Full text...

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Mauritius prepares for the post-Covid-19 period

17 june 2020 - 13:34:42
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Finance, Economic Planning and Development minister, Renganaden Padayachy, on Tuesday, said the focus now [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president Buhari 'shocked' at string of Boko Haram/ISWAP attacks, massacre of civilians

11 june 2020 - 09:36:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock at the unprecedented massacre of civilians by Boko Haram/Islamic [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Govt. announces budget amid the Covid-19 pandemic

05 june 2020 - 07:54:37
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday said that the priority of the budget 2020/2021 is [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army 'kills 1,015 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists' in northeast in 7 weeks

25 may 2020 - 08:14:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, on Sunday said that soldiers [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Mauritius Govt. sets up COVID-19 Solidarity Fund

17 may 2020 - 11:00:41
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius has set up a coronavirus (COVID-19) Solidarity Fund to provide support for [...] Full text...

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Mauritian papers highlight coronavirus this week

16 may 2020 - 15:14:52
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - As in recent weeks, the news in Mauritius is still dominated by coronavirus, with local newspapers [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to prevent layoffs, mass unemployment

06 may 2020 - 08:28:35
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister, Renganaden Padayachy, on Tuesday evening, told Parliament that the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigerian officials 'admit mistakes' in burial of president's Chief of Staff

21 april 2020 - 08:21:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Stung by a barrage of condemnations and criticisms over the way it allowed last Saturday's burial [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Mauritius govt extends financial assistance to private sector, self-employed

18 april 2020 - 09:31:25
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA)  - The Mauritian finance minister, Renganaden Padayachy, Friday announced that an amount of Rs4 billion (US$104 million) [...] Full text...

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Buhari again pledges decisive, proactive measures against Boko Haram/ISWAP

10 april 2020 - 07:32:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has once again pledged to take more "decisive" and "proactive measures" towards [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritian PM, five ministers, isolate themselves

10 april 2020 - 06:09:53
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, as well as five of his ministers, have been self-isolated [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus-19: Mauritius extends sanitary curfew as death toll rises by two

01 april 2020 - 05:54:22
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Jugnauth, has announced that the sanitary curfew which was introduced on [...] Full text...

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Mauritius govt introduces Wage Assistance Scheme for employees

23 march 2020 - 13:16:52
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Finance, Economic Planning and Development minister Renganaden Padayachy on Monday announced the introduction of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari tasks military on "clinical finishing" of Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists

19 march 2020 - 23:28:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday said that the Federal Government will ensure that permanent peace [...] Full text...

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Mauritius announces financial support for economic operators affected by COVID-19

14 march 2020 - 08:26:04
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Finance minister Renganaden Padayachy on Friday announced a financial support plan to the tune [...] Full text...

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Two soldiers killed in an explosive device attack in northern Mali

13 march 2020 - 15:48:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two Malian soldiers were killed when their vehicle on patrol hit a mine last Monday in [...] Full text...

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Former CMA rebels involved in terrorist attacks in Mali, says UN report

12 march 2020 - 20:29:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In its mid-term report, dated 28 February, the United Nations group of experts has confirmed that [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force launches new offensive against Boko Haram terrorists

06 march 2020 - 18:27:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has launched a new air interdiction, Operation DECISIVE EDGE,  aimed at [...] Full text...

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Russian Yevgeniy Fedorov wins stage 1 of Tour du Rwanda 2020

23 february 2020 - 14:24:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Russian road racing cyclist, Yevgeniy Fedorov, 20,  from Kazakhstan-based club Vino - Astana Motors, on Sunday [...] Full text...

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UNHCR "saddened" by the deaths of refugees during a rush in Niger during aid distribution

18 february 2020 - 18:20:13
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said it was "deeply saddened [...] Full text...

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About 20 dead, 10 injured in Niger stampede during food distribution

18 february 2020 - 10:17:39
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - About 20 people were killed and 12 others injured on Monday in Diffa, in the far [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's second Division League: Day 9 matches full results

16 february 2020 - 19:38:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are full results from Day 9 matches in Rwanda's second Division league played this weekend Saturday:  Rutsiro [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's second Division League: Day 9 matches partial results

16 february 2020 - 11:31:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are partial results from Day 9 matches in Rwanda's second Division league played Saturday Saturday:  Rutsiro FC [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's second Division League: Fixtures of Day 9 matches

14 february 2020 - 15:59:29
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are fixtures for Day 9 matches of Rwanda's second Division league to be played on [...] Full text...

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Buhari pledges to end Boko Haram terrorism "once and for all"

12 february 2020 - 18:18:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday ended a one-day visit to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Disquiet engulfs Borno State over Boko Haram killing of 30 civilians, massive destruction of properties and abductions

11 february 2020 - 12:30:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There is disquiet in northeast Nigeria's Borno State over the killing on Sunday by Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's second Division League: Day 8 results

10 february 2020 - 14:05:10
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are results of matches of Rwanda's second Division league played over the weekend. Saturday: Rutsiro FC 3 [...] Full text...

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67 houses destroyed in latest downpour in Southern Rwanda

07 february 2020 - 22:11:55
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  At least 67 houses were destroyed after heavy rains in Huye district, about 130 Km from [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's second Division League: Fixtures of Day 8 matches

07 february 2020 - 17:08:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are fixtures for Day 8 matches of Rwanda's second Division league to be played on [...] Full text...

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About 40 houses destroyed as heavy rains hit northern Rwanda

06 february 2020 - 15:00:17
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Heavy rains which hit several parts of Rulindo, a mountainous district in northern Rwanda for the past [...] Full text...

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Rwanda Peace Cup 2020: Preliminary round first leg results

06 february 2020 - 13:57:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are results for the preliminary round first leg matches of Rwanda's Peace Cup football tournament [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's second Division League: Day 7 matches results

04 february 2020 - 13:53:57
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are fixtures for Day 7 matches of Rwanda's Second Division League to be played at [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's weather department warns of heavy rains in 6 districts

03 february 2020 - 21:53:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's meterological agency has warned of impending heavy rains to hit 6 districts with the possibility [...] Full text...

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Rwanda Peace Cup 2020: Preliminary round first leg fixtures

31 january 2020 - 16:20:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Following are fixtures for the preliminary round first leg fixtures of Rwanda's Peace Cup football tournament [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's second Division League: Fixtures of Day 7 matches

31 january 2020 - 13:50:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are fixtures for Day 7 matches of Rwanda's second Division league to be played on [...] Full text...

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Authorities in Botswana dismiss election rigging allegations

30 january 2020 - 18:46:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has allayed media reports suggesting that the country’s general elections held [...] Full text...

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Sudan says efforts to combat desert locusts underway

30 january 2020 - 17:40:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan said it has spread an area of over 7,000 hectares in two states, north of [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's second Division League: Fixtures of Day 6 matches

24 january 2020 - 15:13:54
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are fixtures for Day 6 matches of Rwanda's second Division league to be played on [...] Full text...

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International Soninké Festival set for 20-24 February in Banjul

22 january 2020 - 14:04:26
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Soninké Festival (FISO) will be held this year in Banjul, capital of The Gambia, [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's second Division League: Fixtures of Day 5 matches

16 january 2020 - 22:00:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are fixtures for Day 5 matches of Rwanda's second Division league to be played on [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's second Division League: Match Day 4 Results

13 january 2020 - 12:59:31
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are results of Day 4 of Rwanda's second Division football league played this weekend. Saturday: Pepiniere FC [...] Full text...

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Military reels out victories against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Northeast Nigeria

12 january 2020 - 19:46:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As the Nigerian military reels out stories of its triumphs against the Boko Haram and the [...] Full text...

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Rwandan vet expert warns against "Rift Valley fever" - new disease that passes from animals to humans

12 january 2020 - 17:48:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The Chairperson of the Rwanda Council of Veterinary Doctors, Dr. Charles Nkuranga, on Sunday stressed the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's second Division League: Fixtures of Day 4 matches

09 january 2020 - 16:31:27
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are fixtures for Day 4 matches of Rwanda's second Division league to be played on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army repels attack major town in northeast

09 january 2020 - 06:54:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army has successfully repelled an attack in by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Governor stops Army's evacuation of citizens from two communities

08 january 2020 - 08:28:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Barely 24 hours after accusing Nigerian Army personnel operating along the Maiduguri-Damaturu expressway in the northeast [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Sadio Mané crowned African Footballer of the Year 2019

08 january 2020 - 07:19:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese international Sadio Mané was on Tuesday night crowned the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Player of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army sets up panel on alleged extortion against military, other security agencies

07 january 2020 - 16:32:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army Headquarters says it is setting up a panel that will carry out “thorough [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Governor of Northeast State of Borno accuse military, Police of extortion

06 january 2020 - 17:41:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Governor of Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, Professor Babagana Zulum, on Monday afternoon accused personnel of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Northeast governor condoles Chibok Council on killing of six persons by Boko Haram

26 december 2019 - 20:19:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  The governor of Borno State, northeast Nigeria, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, Thursday expressed condolence to the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria 'concerned' Boko Haram/ISWAP alliance with ISIS risks chemical weapons attack

24 december 2019 - 08:54:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has expressed concerns that the Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's second Division League: Match Day 2 Results

22 december 2019 - 18:10:08
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are results of Day 2 of Rwanda's second Division football league played this weekend. Saturday: Amagaju FC [...] Full text...

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Governor laments increasing Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorist attacks in northeast Nigeria

20 december 2019 - 11:25:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Governor of Borno State, the epicentre of Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's 2019/20 second division league kicks off Saturday

12 december 2019 - 15:43:24
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Second Division Football League is scheduled to start on Saturday with 21 clubs vying for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military frees 983 persons arrested for alleged complicity with Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists

27 november 2019 - 20:47:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - The Nigerian military on Wednesday freed 983 persons it arrested and detained for alleged complicity with [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Northeast Nigerian State of Borno inducts 150 Cameroonian hunters and viglantes into war against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism

24 november 2019 - 10:03:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – To underscore the precarious nature of the fight against Boko Haram and Islamic State in West [...] Full text...

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Rwandan newspapers highlight Kigali-Kampala "diplomatic row"

23 november 2019 - 15:17:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan newspapers this week highlighted disputes that created a renewed strain on bilateral ties between Kigali and [...] Full text...

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Rwanda to host 38th session of ACP-EU joint parliamentary assembly

14 november 2019 - 23:12:48
Brussels, Belgium (PANA)  -  The 38th session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius gets new government

12 november 2019 - 16:49:01
Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday appointed a new cabinet of 24 ministers following his [...] Full text...

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DRC, Uganda to fight 'negative forces' in eastern DRC

11 november 2019 - 06:53:37
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to work together to fight [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Security summit calls for "urgent increase" in funding military, other security agencies in war against Boko Haram

06 november 2019 - 17:13:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Participants in one-day North-East Security Summit, held in the epicentre of Boko Haram violence in Maiduguri, [...] Full text...

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Senegalese judoka Mbagnick Ndiaye named Best Senegalese Sportsman of the Year, Sadio Mané Ballon d'Or for the 6th time

05 november 2019 - 18:53:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Judoka Mbagnick Ndiaye, African champion and gold medalist at the African Games in Rabat in the [...] Full text...

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CAN Cameroon 2021: Coach picks 24 Senegalese players to battle Congo, Eswatini

31 october 2019 - 15:55:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal national football team A coach Aliou Cisse on Thursday released a list of 24 players [...] Full text...

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Rwandan prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for media boss who ‘assaulted’ female employee

22 october 2019 - 15:10:57
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan prosecutor has sought an arrest warrant for a local media manager over his alleged involvement [...] Full text...

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Rising sea water levels causing flooding in parts of Nigeria's Lagos State

19 october 2019 - 10:58:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The menace of flooding in Nigeria continues as the country's commercial capital, Lagos, alerted residents on [...] Full text...

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Rwanda braces for heavy rains, strong winds

17 october 2019 - 17:56:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Meteorology Agency on Thursday reiterated its warning of heavy rains in many parts of Rwanda [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army opts for new strategy to end war on Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorism

14 october 2019 - 14:15:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military is working out a new war strategy towards ending Boko Haram and Islamic [...] Full text...

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Senegal hold Brazil with 1-1 draw in friendly

10 october 2019 - 14:44:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Africa's runners-up Senegal held five-time world and current South American champions Brazil to a draw in [...] Full text...

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Northeast Nigerian Governor recruits local hunters with voodoo powers to fight Boko Haram

09 october 2019 - 17:31:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As the Nigerian Army continues to claim victory over the Boko Haram and the Islamic State [...] Full text...

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Seventy people killed in Rwanda's climate-induced natural disasters

01 october 2019 - 13:20:41
Kigali, Rwanda  (PANA) - At least 70 people have died while 177 others were injured in several climate induced natural [...] Full text...

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Senegal’s coach names 23 'Lions' for Brazil-Senegal friendly in Singapore

30 september 2019 - 13:17:42
Thies, Senegal (PANA) - Aliou Cissé, coach of Senegal's national football team, on Monday released a list of 23 players selected to [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire becomes first African member-country of WB programme on capacity strengthening for executives

23 september 2019 - 21:15:43
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   Côte d’Ivoire has become the first African member-country of the World Bank programme for capacity [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force aircraft neutralize scores of Boko Haram terrorists in Northeast Nigeria

22 september 2019 - 11:44:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said that its aircraft, operating under the Air Task [...] Full text...

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WB vice-president visits in Côte d'Ivoire

21 september 2019 - 05:32:24
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - World Bank Vice President for Human Resources Ousmane Diagana began a five-day visit to Côte [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says closure of land border "yeilding positive results"

20 september 2019 - 23:38:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)   -   Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said here Friday his government’s decision to close Nigeria’s land borders “due [...] Full text...

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Rwandan media owner faces intentional assault charge

13 september 2019 - 17:57:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  A manager of a media house in Rwanda, Dr Francis Habumugisha, has been charged for intentionally [...] Full text...

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CAN U-23: Cameroon eliminate Tunisia

11 september 2019 - 15:57:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian U-23 football team will again miss the CAN and the Olympic Games. Despite their 2-1 victory [...] Full text...

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GABON- Poverty forces economically weak populations to buy street medicines (A feature by LAWSONE Antoine)

30 august 2019 - 21:49:50
Libreville, Gabon (PANA)   -   For years, poverty has forced economically weak populations in the capital, Libreville, to buy medicines not [...] Full text...

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FIFA appoints Normalisation Committee for Egypt Football Association

21 august 2019 - 17:02:06
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football Governing Body, FIFA, has appointed a  normalisation committee for the Egyptian Football Association [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Tourism Authority trains exhibitors ahead of Sanganai Hlanganani World Travel Expo

18 august 2019 - 15:13:39
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) is holding training sessions for exhibitors at the upcoming Sanganai/Hlanganani Tourism [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Tourism sector concerned over fuel, electricity challenges ahead of Tourism Expo

11 august 2019 - 09:41:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The tourism industry remains concerned at the current fuel and electricity challenges being experienced in the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army confirms killing of one, abduction of six aid workers in Northeast Nigeria

21 july 2019 - 18:52:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Sunday confirmed the abduction on Thursday of humanitarian aid workers of Action [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Nigeria striker Ighalo crowned top scorer

20 july 2019 - 10:20:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigerian Odion Ighalo was crowned top scorer of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in [...] Full text...

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Basketball: U-17 BWB takes place 28-31 July

19 july 2019 - 14:54:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - From July 28 to 31, sixty basketball players, boys and girls aged 17 and under, from [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Nigerian Odion Ighalo leads goalscorers' list (Eds correcting number of goals scored)

15 july 2019 - 04:53:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo has jumped to the top of the goalscorers' list at the 2019 [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: List of scorers after quarter-finals

11 july 2019 - 22:32:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following is the list of scorers at the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON Senegal in semi-finals after 13 years, Nigeria knock out South Africa

10 july 2019 - 23:10:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Senegal on Wednesday qualified for the first time since 2006 for the semi-finals of the Africa [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: List of scorers so far

10 july 2019 - 22:07:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following is list of scorers so far at the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON:Morocco-Benin, Senegal-Uganda to open Round of 16

04 july 2019 - 21:24:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA)   -   The round of 16 in the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2019), [...] Full text...

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EU, NGO to train 118,000 children, 944 teachers displaced by Boko Haram violence in Northeast Nigeria

27 june 2019 - 19:06:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Plan International (PI) Nigeria, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), with funding support from the European Union (EU), [...] Full text...

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Nigeria federal govt backtracks on pledge to ban ‘almajiri’ beggars in northern Nigeria

21 june 2019 - 23:45:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)   -  Following pressure from his major conservative Islamic supporters, President Muhammadu Buhari Friday backtracked on his government’s [...] Full text...

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Nigeria moves to ban 'almajiri' beggars in northern Nigeria that fuels out-of-school children

20 june 2019 - 22:48:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)   -  The Nigerian Federal Government on Thursday began moves to outlaw the almajiri phenomenon in the country [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt has been sitting on a renewable energy policy since 2017 - Sithole

17 june 2019 - 16:35:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Energy Council executive director, Panganai Sithole, says government has been sitting on a Renewable Energy Policy [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Senegal name final list of 23 players

12 june 2019 - 15:46:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's national coach, Aliou Cissé, has released a list of 23 players he wants to take [...] Full text...

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Crackdown on corruption among high-ranking officials makes headlines this week in Rwanda

08 june 2019 - 19:43:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week highlighted the intensified efforts to catch "big fish" as part of the [...] Full text...

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Diambars wins second Senegalese Football League Cup

03 june 2019 - 23:41:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   The Diambars de Saly team at the seaside resort on the Senegalese Petite Côte, about 60 [...] Full text...

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Results of day 22 matches in Rwanda’s football League 2

03 june 2019 - 12:37:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Following are the results of day 22 matches in the Rwandan football league 2, played on [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force jets "severely degrade" Boko Haram terrorist hideout in Northeast Nigeria

01 june 2019 - 18:29:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air force (NAF) on Saturday said that two of its fighter aircraft struck a [...] Full text...

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Fixtures for Day 22 of Rwanda 2nd Division football league

31 may 2019 - 17:44:15
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Day 22 fixtures in the Rwandan National Second Division Football League to be [...] Full text...

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25 Senegalese players picked for Egypt 2019 AFCON

31 may 2019 - 13:50:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The national coach of Senegal's 'Lions' on Friday announced at a press conference in Dakar a [...] Full text...

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Fixtures for 2019 Rwanda Peace Cup Tournament

22 may 2019 - 23:45:04
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -   The Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) on Wednesday released schedule of the competitive rounds of the 2019 [...] Full text...

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'We will deal with Zimbabwe's power and fuel crises quickly' - Minister

18 may 2019 - 18:27:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Newly appointed Energy minister Fortune Chasi says he is being briefed on the fuel and power [...] Full text...

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